Building a Touge Monster - A BRZ To Reap Souls

[@xaviersarchives8133]

There are whispers on highway 9. Hushed words about the ghost of la honda. Everyone on this side of LA knows the legends but decides not to speak openly out of fear. In 2024 the ghost appeared on the local scene. His chariot, a certified preowned brz with $19,000 still left on the loan, he had over $3000 invested into mods from carID. He would pull up to the meet and ramble about slip angle without really knowing what it means. Anyone who offered to drive with him was met with a triumphant "its touge time". The ghost got his name for his ability to disappear behind any car he drove against, and not reappear for another 7 minutes after his foe completed the run. From rx7 to f350 crew cab, his disappearing line technique made him the ghost across all roads in southern califonria. A feared name to mutter, it brings back reccolections of being stuck behind a brz going 5 under on a road with nowhere to pass. He never made friends or enemies on the mountain roads. The only traces of his crusade were voice mails and text's sent to bosses all over los angeles, informing the recipient that they would be late due to being stuck behind a subaru for 20 minutes. Nobody knows what happened to the ghost of la honda. Some say he got understeer once and gave it all up. Others say his grandpa got mad at him one too many times and took away the car keys to his impreza coupe. All we can say is that across every road with a curve on the west coast of the united states, his name proves unbridled laughter with its mere utterance.

[@speedshaman]

I got stuck behind one driving an f650 the other day. I thought he was parked in the road at first so I parked, got out and told him to move, but when I started walking up to the car he was moving slightly faster away from me. By the looks of it driving as fast as he could, hope he made it safe. I had to stop and get some sleep before driving the rest of the way. I should have just passed ik but I’m not about to go over double yellows in a company vehicle for gods sake. So I just camped and had a nice time watching the stars on the side of the road and went to sleep. Hope he made it home safe but that’s the last time I take that route god forbid I ever get stuck behind that car again, turned a 2 hour delivery into an overnight trip.

[@mikemikeyee]

What in the chatgpt is this

[@bud_the_bandit]

@@xaviersarchives8133 thats me

[@xaviersarchives8133]

@@mikemikeyee ai garbage could never be this raw

[@jaidensky5738]

this is a chatgpt satire

[@bud_the_bandit]

@jaidensky5738 100%, too bad I'm being serious though

[@nathansmith-fc5wm]

Wow man awesome video. Im 16 and just used all of my summer job money on buying a manual civic im broke af but have never been happier. cant wait to take it up the mountain

[@bud_the_bandit]

Hey thank you! I am glad you're having a blast, lifes too short to not have some fun. I'm sure you'll make that money back in no time. Everyones gotta start somewhere. My first car was a 99 grand prix with the supercharged v6. Whining noises and it would spin the tires!

[@Drty_brd]

Phase one should be suspension, tire and brake upgrades.

[@bud_the_bandit]

@Drty_brd guess we'll all find out if that changes for the next video. Hope you enjoyed!

[@s4dg]

you mentioned wanting to keep a mostly stock appearance, as well as the car feeling like it's generating aerodynamic under steer, so maybe excluding a wing, and sticking with just a splitter and ground effect under tray could be better suited to your needs.

[@merrak007cz6]

This is... an amazing idea! Would love to see a series like this, hope you wont give up on it.

[@bud_the_bandit]

@merrak007cz6 working on video 2 already! Got some upgrades in video quality in the works!

[@BRZguy]

Personally, I think stage one should be grippy tires, lightweight wheels and coilovers. That's sort of the main upgrades that people do for autocross.

[@M0D3S0PH3R]

this is gonna be an awesome series. earned a subscriber fs👌🏽

[@bud_the_bandit]

@@M0D3S0PH3R thank you!

[@NotASeaUrchin]

Can't wait to see the finished build!

[@bud_the_bandit]

@NotASeaUrchin thanks! Can't wait to finish it myself haha.

[@pedromiron2206]

how tf this only have 33 views

[@bud_the_bandit]

@pedromiron2206 Hopefully this means you like the video!

[@injeolmi6]

Now a few hundred! You rock, man, great video!

[@Night_keen]

because people are more interested in roll racing and drags lol

[@bud_the_bandit]

@Night_keen this is true, since I also do this too lol

[@chillieuwu]

No. 3.3k

[@alexduran1213]

this is so underrated😭 i figured by the quality you would have thousands of views

[@bud_the_bandit]

Thank you! The next video will definitely be better quality than this. Just as long as people enjoy then I'm happy.

[@alexduran1213]

@@bud_the_bandit definitely enjoyed. i own a 350z and i love digesting content about different car builds.

[@bud_the_bandit]

@alexduran1213 sick! Same here, finally wanted to contribute myself to the car community. Glad you enjoyed!

[@L86END]

Im being nit picky here, but 4 wheel drift is the correct term lol. Slip angle is applied just by turning the wheel lol. Im glad you used the proper term😂 Also love the addition of eurobeat😂😂

[@bud_the_bandit]

@L86END nothing wrong with being nit picky! I'm not even sure what the proper term for it is, I just know it scares me lol, one second youre turning, the next you're drifting with no warning sign. I even had it happen one day in the rain turning through an intersection. I'm glad you liked the eurobeat, gotta bump them tunes, just have to.

[@L86END]

@@bud_the_bandit it happens to me when autocrossing and i have really grippy tires.

[@bud_the_bandit]

@@L86END Ill have to do some research and make a carfunfacts video about! what autocross events do you go to? Id love to go to some. also whats your setup?

[@dwright_origins5157]

Can’t wait to see more!

[@bud_the_bandit]

@dwright_origins5157 thanks!

[@aleon117]

This is awesome. I wish you luck on your journey

[@bud_the_bandit]

Thank you kind youtube commenter! I will use this luck to channel my inner eurobeat vibes and gap everything in my path.

[@aleon117]

@@bud_the_bandit hell yeah!

[@drowsvy5300]

So exited to follow if I could make recommendations for the aero/ wide body stage I think a street Hunter wide body with a swan neck wing would look so dope almost like a modern gt3 car

[@bud_the_bandit]

@drowsvy5300 thanks, I'll have to give it a look

[@spef7]

become the best

[@AKidOnARoof314]

man... great video!! I have a 2018 brz & when you mentioned the edelbrock my ears lit up because my BRZ has one too lol

[@bud_the_bandit]

@AKidOnARoof314 thanks! That's awesome! Do you like yours? I've asked others about their turbo setups and they always talk about turbo lag. The edelbrock blower just seems like a great pick.

[@AKidOnARoof314]

@@bud_the_bandit yeah, I love my supercharger! It completely rids the car of its ‘slow’ stigma, creating an entirely different car feel with it. I am pushing 305 hp @ 10lbs of boost to ensure reliability. The three downsides I have run into so far is that the bypass valve breaks roughly every 40k miles which requires removing the entire supercharger to get to it. Additionally, the coolant reservoir that came with the kit started leaking everywhere on me after some time. I fixed this with a local tuner shop who just fabricated a coolant reservoir from metal to rid the issue permanently. Additionally, the water pump that came with the kit shit the bed on me too, I was told those are a really uncommon failure. Replaced it with a little electric water pump from a Tesla per my tuner’s recommendation & it’s been great. Fun as hell to drive

[@AKidOnARoof314]

Just bear in mind that my car has 96,000 miles on it & these are the things I have had to fix involving my edelbrock e-force kit overtime. I am also running radium dual oil catch cans, a PLM unequal length catted header, a custom tune, and a Jackson racing oil cooler.

[@bud_the_bandit]

@AKidOnARoof314 sounds like a sick little hot rod to me! That's awesome. I did do power to weight ratio numbers at some point and 300hp for the car puts it in mustang 5.0 territory. I appreciate the full list of feedback here, good to know what might happen. Plus if something happens always makes for conversation or a great story.

[@theepicdude2285]

bro don't kill urself, praying for u

[@bud_the_bandit]

@theepicdude2285 appreciate it! Definitely not trying to, I promise. Sometimes you just need to live life how you need to. I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@HJarrod]

Great video man! Only thing id recommend is doing the suspension/handling mods before the supercharger. You may also want to invest in bigger and or stronger oem size brakes when you increase the power massively. Best of luck and i hope for the best!

[@bud_the_bandit]

@HJarrod Hey, thanks! Definitely appreciate the feedback. The car has factory brembos so brake wise it's already set up. I know everyone has their preferences as to what they would do first. Personally I feel I would rather have more power first. I grew up around drag racing so mo powah makes me giggle like a school boy lol. Either way, thank you for watching

[@viridian1320]

I will second the recommendation for suspension/chassis work before power! It's easier to grow into and for something like touge, maintaining cornering speed is everything. I've been beating other more powerful street cars in my handling-focused FK7 Civic at Streets of Willow. A good set of coil-overs, sway bars, and most of all tires will really wake up the car! But no matter what direction you go, I look forward to where you take the car next!

[@bud_the_bandit]

​​@@viridian1320thank you, I really appreciate it. Honestly I'll take the advice from yall to heart and research some more to see what I'll do! Give em hell!

[@ryanussher6455]

@@bud_the_bandit I'll third that recommendation! I had a 2014 86 (Australian spec), never tuned it or increased the power but put some wider Michelin pilot sport 4 tyres on which made a huge difference, handled like it was on rails. After that a sway bar to reduce the cars understeer will push your tyres efficiency up and increase corner speeds. At that point you can improve your times with driver skill until stiffer suspension and more power is needed. When you go for more power just remember the FA20 con rods are made of paper so a delicate tune or forged internals are required for longevity. Best of luck with the build and have fun!

[@6ixxFlixx]

Tip: watch at 1.5x speed. You’re welcome

[@bud_the_bandit]

Ill give it a try

[@razorgamezz-_-8025]

Whereabouts in CA do you live if you dont mind me asking. Im from central valley area a bit east of Sac and theres some really great roads to drive out there. If you ever get the chance you should cruise around Amador County, tons of fun mountain roads and plenty of flatter roads down on the western side of it too, all fun to cruise

[@saiint8894]

im over in mendo county and we got plenty of driving roads around here too!

[@bud_the_bandit]

I'll give em a try if I'm ever in the area. You can't go wrong with anywhere in california, so many beautiful roads. All id disclose is I'm in the cencal area, just due to the nature of "street racing".

[@razorgamezz-_-8025]

@@bud_the_bandit good call 😅

[@jeremyburleson6329]

Should have got a gen 2 dawggg. Im playing i do own a new 2024 GR86 and I'd be scared of wrecking it. But I subscribed.

[@bud_the_bandit]

@jeremyburleson6329 haha thanks man! I liked the body style more for the 1st gen. You liking that gr86?

[@gwotkingsofbattle3719]

You should ls swap it and add 2 snails

[@ashman198]

This has to be bait right? When you started talking about a sound system there is no way this is serious right?

[@bud_the_bandit]

@ashman198 Nope, dead serious! Always need to bump tunes while you're driving. Obviously there's some humor in it, but this is serious, I'm an engineer building a car to drive it to its limits and drive others to their limits. Hope you enjoyed!

[@RogueBeatsARG]

There is touge racing on USA?

[@silk3142]

of course ! if there’s mountains and drivers , there’s touge racing !

[@bud_the_bandit]

@RogueBeatsARG heck yea! Loads of it, talked to alot of different people doing it in california. Heard there's a guy out there with a stock Toyota prius with race slicks giving the gap sauce lol.

[@braisedtoast9002]

Shoukd have got a miata

[@bud_the_bandit]

@braisedtoast9002 shoulda woulda coulda! I can't fit in them sadly lol. Fun to drive though!

[@braisedtoast9002]

@@bud_the_bandit I'm 6' 1" 180 and I'd say I'm about the limit for the recaro seats.

[@bud_the_bandit]

@braisedtoast9002 I feel it. The last time I sat in a miata my eyeline was above the windshield...

[@shouldbetrailered9046]

Cringe

[@bud_the_bandit]

@@shouldbetrailered9046 thanks

[@thefan107]

12:54 💀 thats not a good sign

[@bud_the_bandit]

What?

[@drowsvy5300]

???

[@tozkal96]

i would swich face one and two. the reason is that its safer to do handeling mods first and then juice the engine. also this dude have good explenations of how areo works in general and this perticular video i linked is an overview of the brz chassis if anyones interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGiTo2enebd_nLcsi=Ypyf2ONWKD4rL0L3

[@bud_the_bandit]

@tozkal96 hey thanks! I'll give that video some watch time.